Multiple Choice Questions On Lennie's 'Of Mice And Men'
1. How many brothers does Joe Fontaine have?
He has two older brothers.
2. What was Lennie doing on the night Bailey died?
She was doing her chemistry homework.
3. According to Gram, what is Lennie and Bailey’s mother like?
Gram says their mom is an explorer, kind of like Columbus.
4. True or false? Lennie has kissed a total of four boys.
True.
5. Why does Lennie compare Big to an enormous balloon?
She says that Big has been smoking so much weed lately that when he’s home, he seems to hover over Gram and herself like an enormous balloon.
6. According to Big, what does the scent of Gram’s roses cause?
Big says it causes mad love to flourish.
7. What’s the name Bailey and Lennie gave to Gram’s laugh?
They named her laugh “Aunt Gooch”.
8. Who is a friend of Joe’s family?
Marguerite St. Denis, Lennie’s clarinet teacher, is an old friend of his family.
9. Why did Lennie get second chair clarinet instead of first chair?
At the audition, she purposely screwed up because she doesn’t like doing solos, which is what the first chair does.
10. What does Joe bring each time he goes round Lennie’s house?
He brings his guitar, a bag of chocolate croissants from the bakery and a few dead bugs for Big.
11. Big’s “obsession du jour” is ____________.
Big’s “obsession du jour” is exploding cakes.
12. What does Lennie finally accept to do with Joe?
She finally accepts to play music with him.
13. What did Lennie pick out as the outfit Bailey would be buried in?
She choose one of Bailey’s black slinky dresses, and a sweater to go over it. She added earrings, a bracelet, a necklace and Bailey’s favorite strappy sandals to complete the outfit.
14. Why doesn’t Lennie want to see or talk to Toby ever again?
She is ashamed that they have kissed not only once, but twice since her sister died.
15. Why doesn’t Lennie want to make a move on Joe?
She has never made a move on anyone ever before and therefore doesn’t know how to make one, and she thinks he likes Rachel. Additionally, there’s the whole mess with Toby that she doesn’t know how to deal with.
16. What is the Fontaine brothers’ prettiest feature according to Gram and Lennie?
Gram and Lennie think their eyelashes are very long and pretty.
17. Why is Lennie glad that Joe never met Bailey?
She thinks that Joe would have preferred Bailey over her if he had met her.
18. What does Joe joke he is afraid of?
He jokes that he is scared of the forest.
19. What do the old growth redwoods sound like when it’s really windy?
They creak and sound like hundreds of doors squeaking open and shut.
20. What is Gram burning?
She is burning a stick of sage.
21. What is the new nickname Joe gives Lennie?
He calls her John Lennon.
22. Why does Joe always hang out at Lennie’s house?
He always hang out at Lennie’s house because he likes her in a romantic way.
23. What do Gram and Lennie bake with the plums they gathered?
They bake a plum pie.
24. Who is the Patron of Lost Things?
St. Anthony is the Patron of Lost Things.
25. What is a nickname Gram used to call Bailey?
Gram would sometimes call Bailey “Miss Broadway
He has two older brothers.
2. What was Lennie doing on the night Bailey died?
She was doing her chemistry homework.
3. According to Gram, what is Lennie and Bailey’s mother like?
Gram says their mom is an explorer, kind of like Columbus.
4. True or false? Lennie has kissed a total of four boys.
True.
5. Why does Lennie compare Big to an enormous balloon?
She says that Big has been smoking so much weed lately that when he’s home, he seems to hover over Gram and herself like an enormous balloon.
6. According to Big, what does the scent of Gram’s roses cause?
Big says it causes mad love to flourish.
7. What’s the name Bailey and Lennie gave to Gram’s laugh?
They named her laugh “Aunt Gooch”.
8. Who is a friend of Joe’s family?
Marguerite St. Denis, Lennie’s clarinet teacher, is an old friend of his family.
9. Why did Lennie get second chair clarinet instead of first chair?
At the audition, she purposely screwed up because she doesn’t like doing solos, which is what the first chair does.
10. What does Joe bring each time he goes round Lennie’s house?
He brings his guitar, a bag of chocolate croissants from the bakery and a few dead bugs for Big.
11. Big’s “obsession du jour” is ____________.
Big’s “obsession du jour” is exploding cakes.
12. What does Lennie finally accept to do with Joe?
She finally accepts to play music with him.
13. What did Lennie pick out as the outfit Bailey would be buried in?
She choose one of Bailey’s black slinky dresses, and a sweater to go over it. She added earrings, a bracelet, a necklace and Bailey’s favorite strappy sandals to complete the outfit.
14. Why doesn’t Lennie want to see or talk to Toby ever again?
She is ashamed that they have kissed not only once, but twice since her sister died.
15. Why doesn’t Lennie want to make a move on Joe?
She has never made a move on anyone ever before and therefore doesn’t know how to make one, and she thinks he likes Rachel. Additionally, there’s the whole mess with Toby that she doesn’t know how to deal with.
16. What is the Fontaine brothers’ prettiest feature according to Gram and Lennie?
Gram and Lennie think their eyelashes are very long and pretty.
17. Why is Lennie glad that Joe never met Bailey?
She thinks that Joe would have preferred Bailey over her if he had met her.
18. What does Joe joke he is afraid of?
He jokes that he is scared of the forest.
19. What do the old growth redwoods sound like when it’s really windy?
They creak and sound like hundreds of doors squeaking open and shut.
20. What is Gram burning?
She is burning a stick of sage.
21. What is the new nickname Joe gives Lennie?
He calls her John Lennon.
22. Why does Joe always hang out at Lennie’s house?
He always hang out at Lennie’s house because he likes her in a romantic way.
23. What do Gram and Lennie bake with the plums they gathered?
They bake a plum pie.
24. Who is the Patron of Lost Things?
St. Anthony is the Patron of Lost Things.
25. What is a nickname Gram used to call Bailey?
Gram would sometimes call Bailey “Miss Broadway